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An Updated NIH and Publisher Guidance: What Authors Need to Know about NIH’s Public Access Policy
In June, we published an FAQ for authors and librarians to give some guidance on how they might respond to NIH’s accelerated implementation of its public access plan, which requires immediate availability of sponsored research articles upon publication. Our FAQ from June is still good advice, but since then both…
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The Author-Library Alliance: Supporting Fair eBook Legislation Together
In May 2025, Connecticut’s legislature passed landmark legislation to address restrictive ebook licensing practices that limit libraries’ ability to serve the public. It aims to ensure ebook licenses align more closely with libraries’ core public interest mission of lending, access, and preservation. This represents a pivotal step toward safeguarding the…
Anthropic Wins on Fair Use for Training its LLMs; Loses on Building a “Central Library” of Pirated Books
Yesterday, Judge Alsup released his decision on Anthropic’s motion for summary judgment in the fast-moving lawsuit it is defending, brought by three book authors on behalf of a class of millions objecting to Anthropic’s use of books for training its LLMs. We’ve recently posted about other aspects of the case…
What Happens if the AI Copyright Class Actions Settle?
As the high‑profile copyright lawsuits against AI companies proceed, the courtroom drama captures headlines. But I’ve long thought that settlement may be the real outcome to watch.
We may already be entering “settlement watch” territory in one of the fastest-moving AI cases, Bartz v. Anthropic.